Your historic BlackBerry cell is set to die

(Pocket-lint) - you probably have an old BlackBerry cell working BlackBerry 10 OS or previous, this is the final day that it will proceed to do the things you bought it to do. 

After four January 2022, the capabilities required to preserve wireless connectivity/information capabilities working reliably should be switched off.

That capacity if you're nevertheless the use of a BlackBerry operating BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry 7.1 OS (or earlier) or have a PlayBook tablet, they are going to not work safely. 

In its reminder submit the enterprise mainly lists provider and Wi-Fi connections, which means facts, mobile calls, SMS and even 9-1-1 functionality might be affected. 

it be worth noting, this does not apply to any BlackBerry branded cellphone running Android. so you when you are rocking a Priv, KeyOne or Key 2, your phone will proceed to work as it has completed. 

while we now have seen and even written 'BlackBerry is dead' headlines greater than as soon as, this ending of the important thing functions that made a BlackBerry a BlackBerry attracts to a detailed a long story of dying that begun more than ten years in the past. 

or not it's a story of an organization that in no way quite managed to contend with the problem of up to date all-contact smartphones following the launch of the usual iPhone. 

within the end, its actual QWERTY keyboards and its speedy, reputable (and comfy) conversation services weren't adequate to retain it principal, with even its most ardent lovers deciding upon some thing extra up to date, and enterprise purchasers choosing Android and iPhone options. 

Writing with the aid of Cam Bunton. at the start published on four January 2022.